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Our senior citizen columnist prepares to write about “Everything Everywhere All at Once” with the help of his ghostwriter, Rocky.
The sharp divide between young and old over 'Everything'
As a senior citizen, I was asked to write about an unexpected phenomenon, the apparent difference between the way old and young people view the Best Picture Oscar-winning “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” more
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As part of a group exhibition in 2017, Rose created an installation called “Still Life,” which shows a sequence in which a worker skins a sheep. Viewers could walk back and forth along the model and discover the scene folding and unfolding before their eyes, as if in motion.
Whimsical work by Chestnut Hill artist Dan Rose on display
Dan Rose's offbeat, often whimsical work is on display in an exhibit at City Arts Salon, 5838 Germantown Ave. , continuing through April 22. more
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The first Weavers Way Co-op opened for business on Jan. 13, 1973, in an old deli at 555 Carpenter Lane in West Mt. Airy. Neighbors chipped in $10 apiece to pay the rent.
Weavers Way co-op celebrates 50 years
It was in 1972 that several West Mt. Airy residents dissatisfied with the quality and prices of food in area supermarkets, started a food-buying group in a church basement. more
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Richard Smith III (left), of Chestnut Hill, and his dad, Richard Jr., of Wyndmoor, climbed to 17,000 feet in one of the Himalayan Mountains during their eight-day trek.
Local dad, son come close to the 'top of the world'
Richard Smith III, 27, of Chestnut Hill, and his dad, Richard Jr., 58, of Wyndmoor, hiked to a Mount Everest base camp. more
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Former school wrestler Scott Muir, who discovered that yoga relieved the pain he was experiencing, now teaches the practice in Glenside.
From chronic pain to healing: The power of IPT yoga
Scott Muir, who teaches at the Amma Yanni Yoga Center & School in Wyncote, had to learn the hard way what integrated positional therapy yoga can do for an aching body.  more
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Yaroslava “Yasia” Chala, who buses tables at La Provence in the Ambler Train Station and now studies remotely at a university in Ukraine, fled her home country a year ago.
From Ukraine, a journey of hope and resilience
Nestled within the historic Ambler Train Station, patrons of the upscale French restaurant La Provence enjoy not just the food but also the warm smile of 20-year-old busser Yaroslava "Yasia" Chala. more
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Metropolitan Ballet Company dancers will perform on Saturday, April 1, at 7 p.m., at the Kurtz Center, William Penn Charter School, in East Falls.
Ballet students to grace the stage at Penn Charter
The Metropolitan Ballet Company, founded by former Pennsylvania Ballet standout Lisa Collins Vidnovic, is bringing some of the region’s most talented students to the stage Saturday, April 1. more
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Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold III (left) greets his predecessor, the Rt. Rev. Edmond L. Browning, during Griswold's installation ceremony as the 25th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church on Jan. 10, 1998, at the Washington National Cathedral.
A legacy of courage for a trailblazing bishop
The Rt. Rev. Frank Tracy Griswold, III, of Chestnut Hill, the 25th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church who came under fire after supporting the ordination of women and gay Christians, died on March 5. more
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“To be held,” from Haskins’ “Quarantine” series, was painted in 2020.
Allens Lane exhibit: bold, candid and uncompromising
Dara Haskins, a Germantown artist whose solo exhibit opens this week at Allens Lane Art Center, is as bold, candid and uncompromising as her colorful work.  more
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Courtney Jewell, owner of “Jewells in Bloom” in Mt. Airy, will be teaching a new Mt. Airy Learning Tree class on “From Seedling to Transplant: The Soil Blocking Method” on Sunday, March 26.
Learning to love the ‘beautiful efficiency’ of flowers
Courtney Jewell has been selling weekly deliveries of fresh local flowers in Northwest Philadelphia since 2019, after moving to East Mt. Airy. more
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Beloved Hill scholar, author and professor dies at 93
Harold Bershady, 93, a respected author, professor, intellectual and beloved family man who lived in Chestnut Hill for the past 31 years and in Mt. Airy before that, died Feb. 18. more
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Relatives gathered around to celebrate the 99th birthday of Mrs. Davenport (front, center) a little over four years ago.
Beloved teacher, mother and pioneer dies at 103
Alice Davenport, a beloved former teacher at Germantown Friends School as well as the first African American teacher in Norristown in 1952, died at age 103 on Feb. 1. more
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Randall Grass will be sharing his wealth of musical experience in his Mt. Airy Learning Tree course, “Exploring the Universe of African Music,” starting Thursday, March 16, at the United Lutheran Seminary, 7301 Germantown Ave.
A life of musical learning delivers a chance to give back
I guess you could say that Mt. Airy resident Randall Grass, 73, does not let any grass grow under his feet. Grass has traveled to or lived in more than two dozen countries. Now he's teaching a MALT class. more
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Colin (center) with his friends, Griffin Feist (left) of Wyndmoor and Robert Sample of Oreland, on April 12, 2015. “Everything was fine just a few days before this photo was taken,” said Colin's mom, Melissa. “You can't tell here that Colin has cancer, but one day later his hair was all off.”
Teen's cancer death prompts Wyndmoor mom to help others
Colin Delaney was once just a happy-go-lucky freshman at Springfield Township High School in Wyndmoor. That came to a shocking end in February of 2014 when he suddenly became very sick. more
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Ellie Weinstein, a Mt. Airy native who graduated from Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in mechanical engineering, has created what may be the nation's only 3-D printer that makes edible chocolate.
SCH alumna's sweet invention is a 3-D chocolate printer
This is a story I could not wait to sink my teeth into. more
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Maureen Breen, former president of Philadelphia Backyard Chickens, will teach a two-session course for Mt. Airy Learning Tree starting March 23 entitled “Backyard Chicken Keeping.”
Tired of those ‘fowl’ egg prices? Here is a solution
Eggs, which nature conveniently delivers as perfectly formed little packages of protein, are perhaps one of our healthiest and most versatile foods.  more
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Michael A. Savar and his wife, Esther, with Todd and Dana, the children from his first marriage.
Wyndmoor businessman, puzzle maven, 'collector,' dies
Michael Alan Savar, of Wyndmoor, died peacefully at his home on Jan. 14 at age 81. more
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Andrew Behrendt, who has a Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania, will be teaching “Spiritual Guides: The Case for Dogs,” for Mt. Airy Learning Tree on Monday, Feb. 27, at the MALT office. He is seen here with Victoria, a therapy dog he takes to institutions where people are cared for.
Consider the canine: A spiritual guide?
The expression “dog days of summer” refers to the hottest, most unpleasant days of summer, but for Andrew Behrendt, any days that have dogs in them are bound to be extremely pleasant. more
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A typical young Amish family in Lancaster County gets around in a horse and buggy, as their forebears did for centuries.
Local book author recounts her 10 years with Amish women
What are the lives of Amish women really like? Over the course of a decade, author Judy Stavisky spent hundreds of hours getting to know the women of Lancaster County's reclusive Amish community to elicit an answer to this question. more
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For nine years, Kathy Shaifer was executive director of the Chestnut Hill Conservancy (then called the Chestnut Hill Historical Society). Her husband, Carl, said last week, “It was a joy to be married for 63 years to this marvelous person.”
Beloved former CH Conservancy director dies at 88
Kathy Shaifer, a longtime Chestnut Hill resident who served as executive director of the Chestnut Hill Conservancy (formerly the Chestnut Hill Historical Society), died Jan. 19. more
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